Mermaid Diving Center - Rixos The Palm - Dubai

Mermaid Diving Center brings premier diving to the Emirates as a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, with locations spanning Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Its team of 4 PADI instructors carries a collective 27 years of expertise, and dives are led in English, German, Italian, Arabic, Ukrainian and Russian — a genuinely international welcome beneath the surface.

Courses and dive sites

The centre runs the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course from USD 702 over approximately 3 days, a natural next step for divers ready to build confidence and skills. An onsite training pool, classroom and house reef make it easy to learn close to base, while the dive boat opens up further exploration. Air fills and Nitrox keep experienced divers topped up too.

Underwater, divers may encounter sharks, whales, turtles and a wealth of ocean fish. With air conditioning, parking and a house reef on the doorstep, Mermaid Diving Center suits newcomers and returning divers alike who want a well-equipped, multilingual base in the UAE.